Biology and Medical Forum

Join the expert discussion on biology and medical topics. This may include the study of living organisms, molecular, Botany, Micro, Genetics, Ecology.

Threads

If bacteria didn't have any food, would it die?

  • icakeov
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Hypoxia: Altitude vs Displacement

  • russ_watters
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Are additives and preservatives in food bad for the human body?

  • timeuser84
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

RAPD - close proximity of primers

  • TytoAlba95
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Sleeping too long or too much causes cancer? (and other questions)

  • timeuser84
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Can a Forest Die? Timeframe to Recover After a Blaze

  • ORF
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Why are Tardigrades so small and yet seemingly indestructible?

  • LaurelAnnyse
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Can you identify what type of organisms are living in this?

  • nineteen
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Medical Why some ways of increasing pulse increase BP and other ways decrease BP?

  • fourthindiana
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
1

Telling the difference between a live and dead cell in a sealed tube

  • andrewkirk
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

IVF Success at Age 42-43: Personal Experiences and Advice

  • jlcd
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Medical What can generally be seen in a x-ray image?

  • kent davidge
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Lowered activation energy in enzymatic reactions

  • TytoAlba95
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Honey Roast Ham and a Dead Spider - should I be Worried?

  • some bloke
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Medical Carbon monoxide and Passive Smoking

  • gianeshwar
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Light intensity at a distance -- UV light to kill bacteria

  • ahk
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Ancient Jaw Found in Tibetan Cave Identified as Denisovan by Proteins

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Living gears in the insect Issus Coleoptratus

  • ElliotSmith
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

LED lights can damage the retina

  • pinball1970
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Synthesis of a re-designed E. coli genome

  • Ygggdrasil
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Center surround detection explained?

  • sazr
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Are standing bikes a healthy option for everyone?

  • elfridaauston87
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Medical PMC journals as source? Example on "ozone therapy"

  • nomadreid
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Possibility of using a UVC LED to disinfect water?

  • RaGun
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Fluorescent Microscopy: Can Antibodies Be Visualized?

  • TytoAlba95
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Medical Harmful substances released by burning plastics?

  • HotFurnace
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Cathodal vs Anodal Electrical Stimulation

  • emdezla
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

CRISPR against cancer in human trial

  • mfb
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

News Remembering David Jones: Nature's Daedalus Columnist

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

New System Generates Speech from Brain Physiology

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Medical New MC4R Variants Discovered to Protect Against Obesity

  • Ygggdrasil
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Photos of a spider attacking a hurt bee

  • fluidistic
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Parietal eyelid(s) 'across' or 'up/down'?

  • Nik_2213
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Are cyanobacteria aerobic or anaerobic?

  • Erland
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Medical "Ethics and Liabilities of Medical DNA Sequencing" -- Symposium

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Steel chisels cutting wood and bone

  • be unique
  • · Replies 46 ·
2
Replies
46

Retina pre-processing - what does it look like

  • sazr
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Medical How Anesthesia Works on the Brain

  • cube137
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Facts and latest research about stress when it comes to jobs/work

  • timeuser84
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Is the blood supply distinctive or collateral per organ?

  • cyentist
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Tissue Engineering processes walk through?

  • leoflc
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Medical Do you have higher chances of having cancer if you get injured more?

  • Hammad Shahid
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

TFAM Protein: Investigational Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases?

  • bioquest
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

A single base change makes a difference

  • selfAdjoint
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Standardised uptake value in PET

  • peterjaybee
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Medical The at-home DNA test craze is putting us all at risk

  • jedishrfu
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions

  • selfAdjoint
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Protein expression in the mammalian cells

  • Goodie
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Can Termite Enzymes Solve the Cellulosic Ethanol Dilemma?

  • bobbobwhite
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Is the New Mini-MRI Safe and Ethical for Use in Medical Diagnosis?

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Understanding Sodium Chloride Co Transporters

  • thrillhouse86
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Interpretation of double mutants in signaling pathways

  • johndoe3344
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Coevolution of spatial and synaptic distribution of neurons in C elegans

  • Pythagorean
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Maximum number of magnifications for a microscope

  • meteor
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

High-Resolution Brain Atlases in CyberSpace

  • neubrain
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

DNA used to create self-assembling nano transistor

  • onycho
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How does the energy from ATP get to converted to mechanical energy?

  • want2graduate
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why media is not a resource for Biology

  • jim mcnamara
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Copeland and Jenkins leaving US

  • marcus
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why does this ant react like this?

  • ORF
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Do Genes Share Identical Exon-Intron Junction Sequences?

  • sobored
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

David Goodsell, Biological Illustrator

  • BillTre
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What sort of culling of visual information does the brain do?

  • sazr
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What are the Functions of Topoisomerase and How Does it Work?

  • babbagee
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

HIV Outside the Body: Ability to Infect & Breakdown

  • haynewp
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the true definition and impact of the placebo effect?

  • Simon Bridge
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Cardiovascular system and Nitric-Oxide

  • djflush
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Drug absorption/elimination formulas

  • phoenixthoth
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the Role of Chlorine in KCl Injection Mechanism?

  • habman_6
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Physics Basics for Microbiology / Molecular Medicine?

  • Adrian
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Can Sirtuin Activators Really Extend Human Longevity Safely?

  • SpitfireAce
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Question regarding water potential

  • nemzy
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What Makes Up the 0.1% in Cybrids?

  • Astronuc
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Neurons & Cell Repair: Understanding the Repair Process

  • blackbird3
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

For those of you with the Alberts text

  • rockind78
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Cerebral hemispheres' control of opposite sides of the body

  • grosquet
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Heat sensitive ion channels for thermal imaging?

  • ChromeBit
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Role of axon hillock in generating action potentials

  • Elledan
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Energy Metabolism: Catabolic & Anabolic Reactions

  • beocom6000yello
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Both nucleotide and aa sequence under each other

  • sotellme
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Can Inducing Somatic Recombination Reveal Lethal Mutations?

  • Monique
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Genetic metabolic disorder shows up later in life

  • Monique
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Andrew Parker: Zoologist or Crackpot?

  • Mentat
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Cassava packs a protein punch with bean genes

  • Spinnor
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Good example of artificial selection

  • Phobos
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How do valves in the heart and blood vessels work?

  • sameeralord
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
1

Experiment in a Bog: Finding Dependent Variables

  • gsingh2011
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What long term changes do SSRI and SARI drugs cause?

  • CrimpJiggler
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Direct current brain stimulation improves motor skills

  • SW VandeCarr
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Are there known side-effects of myostatin in meat and body building?

  • Golgot
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

MRSA & Antibiotic resistant staph

  • Astronuc
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Is human vision performed concurrently or step-by-step

  • sazr
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

SCIAM - High-Aptitude Minds: The Neurological Roots of Genius

  • Astronuc
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Reward vs. aversion: false dichotomy

  • Pythagorean
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Can Plants Learn and Remember?

  • Pythagorean
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Why Do Some People Hate the Sounds of 'Screeching' Elastics?

  • Mentallic
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Need help with FST calculation (not homework)

  • argiedude
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Just add poison: Bacteria outperform plants in efficiency

  • mfb
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2